What did everyone read on Wikipedia in October 2025?

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Most-viewed Wikipedia articles of October 2025

The most-viewed article on Wikipedia in October 2025 was Ed Gein, with 25.4 million views. Diane Keaton (8.8 million) and Kantara: Chapter 1 (6.2 million) came next.

Totals for the whole month from Wikimedia's pageview data. The Main Page, search pages and pages whose views look automated (almost none from phones) are left out.

The top 25 of October 2025

Total views for the month.

  1. #1
    Ed Gein
    American murderer and body snatcher (1906–1984)
    25,354,217
  2. #2
    Diane Keaton
    American actress (1946–2025)
    8,799,195
  3. #3
    Kantara: Chapter 1
    2025 Indian film by Rishab Shetty
    6,212,808
  4. #4
    Monster: The Ed Gein Story
    2025 season of television series
    4,610,360
  5. #5
    Deaths in 2025
    4,391,713
  6. #6
    ChatGPT
    Generative AI chatbot by OpenAI
    4,224,435
  7. #7
    6-7 (meme)
    2025 Internet meme and slang term
    4,026,096
  8. #8
    Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer)
    Welsh musician and child sex offender (1977–2025)
    3,259,767
  9. #9
    Ilse Koch
    German war criminal (1906–1967)
    3,226,331
  10. #10
    XXX (2002 film)
    American action film directed by Rob Cohen
    2,994,280
  11. #11
    Jane Goodall
    English zoologist (1934–2025)
    2,978,766
  12. #12
    Government shutdowns in the United States
    Service reductions due to a funding lapse
    2,728,015
  13. #13
    Richard Speck
    American mass murderer (1941–1991)
    2,709,204
  14. #14
    One Battle After Another
    2025 film by Paul Thomas Anderson
    2,591,633
  15. #15
    Shohei Ohtani
    Japanese baseball player (born 1994)
    2,310,776
  16. #16
    Anthony Perkins
    American actor (1932–1992)
    2,302,829
  17. #17
    D'Angelo
    American musician (1974–2025)
    2,008,811
  18. #18
    Zohran Mamdani
    Mayor of New York City since January 2026
    2,005,559
  19. #19
    The Life of a Showgirl
    2025 studio album by Taylor Swift
    1,936,121
  20. #20
    Charlie Hunnam
    British actor (born 1980)
    1,917,819
  21. #21
    Ace Frehley
    American guitarist (1951–2025)
    1,821,116
  22. #22
    Tron: Ares
    2025 film by Joachim Rønning
    1,764,811
  23. #23
    Mae Martin
    Canadian comedian and actor (born 1987)
    1,745,386
  24. #24
    Virginia Giuffre
    American and Australian advocate (1983–2025)
    1,743,948
  25. #25
    2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
    Association football tournament
    1,725,733

Biggest single days

The most views any one article got in a single day this month.

  1. #1
    Diane Keaton See that day
    October 11, 2025 · American actress (1946–2025)
    3,456,836
  2. #2
    Ed Gein See that day
    October 5, 2025 · American murderer and body snatcher (1906–1984)
    2,711,994
  3. #3
    Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer) See that day
    October 11, 2025 · Welsh musician and child sex offender (1977–2025)
    976,841
  4. #4
    Jane Goodall See that day
    October 2, 2025 · English zoologist (1934–2025)
    954,670
  5. #5
    D'Angelo See that day
    October 14, 2025 · American musician (1974–2025)
    939,624